GP or general practitioner is still the first choice when it comes to seeking help for depression. This fact came to the fore through a new poll organized by irishhealth.com. Another facts, which came out brightly through this poll were as under:-
1. 14% said that they won’t seek help for treating their depression.
2. 12% preferred to consult counselors.
3. Just 3 % of the people showed interest in contacting support groups for seeking help for their depression.
4. 27% of the people said that they would prefer their friends for help during depression.
5. While a big percentage of 44% showed interest in going to GP for seeking help.
On the basis of these figures, it can definitely be asserted that still, GPs are taken as the first priority by a big number of depression patients, which means still they are looked at as the most efficient helpers for depression treatment. These figures confirm the fact that GPs have a big responsibility to shoulder. Keeping these figures and beliefs in mind, we can say that there is need of these GPs to be trained in such a way so that they may impart depression patients with effective treatment, which would help embanking the spate of depression in which whole world is delving slowly but steadily.
Via: Irish Health
